I'm home

The Y Residence stands in the residential area of Tokyo, Setagaya, quite close to the lively shopping street near the station. The owner's wife, N is a piano tutor and has been concerned about where to put a noisy piano, which also takes up a lot of space. In that instance, she coincidentally encountered the magazine article about the architect, Jinko Hangai's designed residence. N had intuitively felt that Hangai will come up with an appropriate design planning and that's how N came to ask her to plan her residence.
Hangai proposed to place a piano in the living room where N can enjoy playing comfortably, instead of putting a piano in the separate room. The basement was made into an entrance, and there are a terrace and staircase that lead to the living room and dining kitchen on the first floor. The dining and the living are divided by different levels, instead of a wall.
Because the Y couple wished to put an importance on the space where the family and the guests gather, and this open-spaced residence was brought to realization. In addition, a bookshelf was installed on the wall of the living room to have a sound-proof effect for the piano.
The party for the completion of the construction was held in the living room and many guests gathered around the piano and it became like a salon concert. N's daughters started to play a piano and she is glad that the piano became an item for the whole family. The residence where the family's treasure can be shared, tells the richness of the lifestyle.


Architect : APS Architecture

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